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(Book 17, Hadith 29) #35658
Accepting Zakat Easily

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the importance of not making it difficult for Muslims to pay their Zakat and accepting whatever they offer.

Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that Muhammad ibn Yahya ibn Habban said, "Two men from the Ashja tribe told me that Muhammad ibn Maslama al-Ansari used to come to them to collect their zakat, and he would say to anyone who owned livestock, 'Select (the animal for) the zakat on your livestock and bring it to me,' and he would accept any sheep that was brought to him provided it met the requirements of what the man owed". Malik said, "The sunna with us, and what I have seen the people of knowledge doing in our city, is that things are not made difficult for the muslims in their paying zakat, and whatever they offer of their livestock is accepted from them".
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ حَبَّانَ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي رَجُلاَنِ، مِنْ أَشْجَعَ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ مَسْلَمَةَ الأَنْصَارِيَّ، كَانَ يَأْتِيهِمْ مُصَدِّقًا فَيَقُولُ لِرَبِّ الْمَالِ أَخْرِجْ إِلَىَّ صَدَقَةَ مَالِكَ ‏.‏ فَلاَ يَقُودُ إِلَيْهِ شَاةً فِيهَا وَفَاءٌ مِنْ حَقِّهِ إِلاَّ قَبِلَهَا ‏.‏ قَالَ مَالِكٌ السُّنَّةُ عِنْدَنَا - وَالَّذِي أَدْرَكْتُ عَلَيْهِ أَهْلَ الْعِلْمِ بِبَلَدِنَا - أَنَّهُ لاَ يُضَيَّقُ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ فِي زَكَاتِهِمْ وَأَنْ يُقْبَلَ مِنْهُمْ مَا دَفَعُوا مِنْ أَمْوَالِهِمْ

TOPICS
payment  *  livestock  *  requirements  *  zakat

QUICK LESSONS:
Be generous with those who are less fortunate than you; Help out without expecting anything in return; Be patient with others even if they cannot meet your expectations or requirements as long as they're trying their best.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the importance of not making it difficult for Muslims to pay their Zakat. It is narrated by Yahya ibn Said, Muhammad ibn Yahya ibn Habban and Muhammad ibn Maslama al-Ansari that two men from the Ashja tribe told them that when collecting zakat, Muhammad would accept any sheep that was brought to him provided it met the requirements of what the man owed. Malik said that according to sunna and what he has seen people of knowledge doing in his city, things should not be made difficult for Muslims in paying zakat and whatever they offer should be accepted from them. This hadith teaches us about being generous with those who are less fortunate than us and helping them out without expecting anything in return. It also teaches us about being patient with others even if they are unable to meet our expectations or requirements as long as they are trying their best.

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